Farm-gate



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R. DENNY.

FARM GATE.

9 'No; 289,998. Patented Dec. 11, 1883.

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UNITED STATES I PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN R. DENNY, OF PIASA, ILLINOIS.

FARM-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 289,998, dated December 11, 1883.

' Applicationfiled May21,1833. x model.) a

To all whom it may concern:-

Be it known that I, JOHN R. DENNY, of Pi asa, in the county of Macoupin and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Swinging Gates, of which thefollowing is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in w-hich- Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspectiveview of the upper hinge and its attachments. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the lower hinge. Fig.4.is adetail perspective View of the forked bar or. rod for holding the gate in its different positions. Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the part of the lower hinge secured to the post. Fig. 6 is an enlarged top view of the operating-drum. Fig. 7 is avertical section taken on line 7 7, Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail view of the front end of the gate. Fig. 9 is a horizontal section taken 011 line 9 9,'Fig. S; and Fig. is a vertical section of the upper end of one of the side, posts.

My invention relates to a gate that can be opened either way by a person in a vehicle, on horseback, or on foot; and my invention consists in certain features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the gate, and B 0 its posts, which may be made of any suitable construction and from any suit- The posts are prefas shown.

D represents the latch, pivoted to the gate at D, and having adj ustably secured to it above the pivot-point a catchbar, E, for engaging with the front post, B, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9. The catch is held forward to engage with the post when not pulled back by a suitable spring, F, connecting the latch and the gate.

- (See Fig. 8.)

The upper hinge consists of two parts, G H, the part G beingsecured to the post and the part H to the gate. cal stem, H, which passes up through the part G, and has a grooved drum, I, on its upper end, and it is strengthened or supported'latcrally by suitable boxes, J K, connecting it The part II has a vertiwith the gate and post. (See Figs.- 1 and 2.) The drum I has a single or a double groove, as desired.

L is a spring-rod connecting the wheel and stem. The wheel is turned to open the gate by means of cords or wires M N, fitting in its groove or grooves and passing around chainwheels 0 P, j ournaled in the upper ends of side posts, Q R, by means of crank-shafts O P. The outer portions of the cords or wires M N are providedwith shortlengths of drive-chains M N, (see'Figs. 1 and 10,) that engage the cog-wheels O P. the cranks O P the drum' will be turned, and its opposite sidesb'eing connected to the gate by wires or cords-S T, the gate will be swung open' in the direction in which the drum is turned. The crank shouldbe turned,pof course, in the direction, that will open the gate away from the operator. The cords or wires S T connect with the latch, (see Figs. 1 and 8,) so that the first thing the turning of the drum By turning either one of does is to disengage the catch from the post,

allowing the gate to be opened. The springrod connectingthe drum with the stem of the hinge will allow the drum to turn slightly, (see Fig. 6,) thus operating the latch in advance of the gate, and as soon as the power is removed from the crank the spring will return the drum to its normal position, thus taking all unnecessary strain from the latch and allowing its spring to throw it forward. The wires or cords M N and S T are connected to the drum by boltsU, having nuts U on their lower ends and eyes U on their upper ends, through two of which the ends of the rod L pass. (See Figs. 2, 6, and 7.) The posts Q R are preferably provided with caps Q B, to protect the chain-wheels O P from rain, &c., and these posts, as well as the others, are held from sagging by guy rods or wires V,- secured to the posts and to objects in the ground, and kept taut by adjustable brace-sticks V, placed between them and the posts, as shown.

WV W represent posts for the gate to open against, and they may be provided with catches WV, to hold the gate open.

X-Y represent the parts of the lower hinge, being the part connected to the gate,-and Y the part connected to the post. The part X has an eye, X, that fits over a stem, Y. on the part Y, and above the pointof bearing the stem Y is made square. (See Fig. 5.)

Z represents a bar connected to the lower end of the latch by its forward end, and having its back end, Z, forked, (see Fig. 4,) to engage the square portion of the stem Y. (See Fig. 3.) The back end of this bar passes through the part X of the hinge, and is guided by lugs X (See Fig. 3.) The object of this bar is to form an automatic device to hold the gate open or closed should the catches fail to operate or should they be dispensed with. The forward movement of the upper end of the latch engages the bar with the stem, (when the gate is open or closed,) and when the up per part of the latch is moved back, as described, the bar is disengaged from the stem, so that the gate can be operated. This device may be used by itself or in connection with the catches, to hold the gate closed and open.

Thelateh D terminatesin a handle,as shown, so that it can be operated by hand when desired, the spring on the drum having relieved the latch of all unnecessary strain.

The box J may be dispensed with, if desired.

The brace-sticks Y may be kept from falling out, should the guy-wires V become loose, by small sticks of wood secured to the posts, or by any suitable means.

There may be a crossbar or large ring placed between the wires M N and the chains l\ N, which would come against the posts and limit the turning of the cranks, so that they cannot be turned too far by an inexperienced person.

I claim as my invention 1. In a swinging gate, the combination of a suitable stein, a drum mounted thereon, a

spring-rod to connect the drum to the stem, wires or cords connecting the drum to the gate,

part H having a stem, H, drum I on the stem 5 H, and connected therewith by a spring-rod, L, wires M N, connected to the drum, and provided with suitable means for operating them,

and wires 8 T, connecting the drum with the latch of the gate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of gate A. the lower hinge consisting of two parts, X Y, the part Y having a round stem, Y, formed with a squared portion, and the forked bar Z, connected to the lower part of the latch and engaging the squared portion of the stem Y when the gate is opened or closed, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

at. The combination of gate A, the lower hinge consisting of parts X Y, the part X having an eye, X, and lugs X and the part Y having a round stem, Y, formed with asquared portion. and the forked bar Z, to engage the squared portion, all substantially as-shown and 6 5 described, for the purposeset forth.

5. In a swinging gate, the combination of the stem H. a drum, I, mounted on the stem, a spring-rod to connect the drum to the stem,

wires connecting the drum to the gate, wires M N, extending from the drum, having chains connecting their outer ends, and posts having wheels with crank-shafts, to work the chains, as set forth.

J OHN R. DEJNY.

In presence of L. H. CHAPIN, DANIEL D. GORDELL, C. H. NUTTER. 

